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****** * THE weather * ******* Fair and dourly rising * "* CIRCULATION . ssTTrT; CTBflls JMIMk * 2.rS%?>, * Moderate winds. * *?*#***?? VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION*. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10. 192:). FOI R PACES. NO. 262 France Offers Compromise And It's America's Move Premier I'oineure Willing Extend Sc?|H' ?f Reparations In quiry Into W hat Germany Can Pay l>y ll>30, hut It's Thus Far and No Further H>- DAVID UWIIKM'R (Co9irl|hl. 1921. By Th? Advanro Washington, Nov. 9.?Premier Poincare has worked out a compromise which he hopes will prove acceptable to the United States Government. Ill a long communication which expresses in detail the reasons for the French govern ment's attitude, the United States is asked to agree that the proposed commission of experts! shall examine Germany's capa-j city to pay for the next sixj years, that is from January 1924 through December 1930. When the six year period has parsed. Premier Polncare suggests that the commission of experts or another body similar to it shall re sume sittings and inquire then into (he capacity of Germany to pay in subsequent years. M. Poincare ar rived at the six year idea by a close study of the provisions of the Ver sailles treaty and particularly this provision: "On the following question unan imity (of the reparations commis sion) is required: any postponement, total or partial, beyond the end of 1930, of the payment of instal ments falling due between May 1, 1921 and the end of 1926 inclusive." This means that the French gov ernment feels It cannot at this time go beyond 1930 and yet comply with (he provisions of the treaty re the allied and aassoclated powers in terested In reparations. FurthermdYe Premier Poincare contends that if an inquiry can be made into the capa city of Germany to pay during the present disturbed period and the re construction era that is hoped to follow any settling down of affairs in Germany in the next few years, it will not be a difficult matter to assess German 'capacity for payment in the normal years which might follow the six year period. The Fr^n^h premier feels that his reservation Is not unreasonable because no human mind can calcu late German's capacity for payment over a period of fifty or a hundred ?jmrn for uu on'1 knows-the recuper ative power of sixty or seventy mil lions of people especially when the German birth rate is Increasing so ?rapidly M. Poincare faces an Internal pol itical situation which has been no small factor In his present course. On November 13th?which is only next week?the French chamber of deputies reconvenes. M. Poincare must go before that body and explain what he Is doing. He wants to be able to say ho ha* not entered into any arrangement, committing France to anything beyond 1930. 11 ?? would not venture to take responsibility for any longer time. As for the viewpoint of the Ameri can government. It will not. of course bo disclosed until after tho French viewpoint has been thoroughly ex amined. But the decision before President Coolldge and Secretary Hughes Is a critical one. To say that nothing could be accomplished in nn inquiry which Is to determine German capacity for payment In tho n?*xt six years would bo to break down the parleys and throw tho sit uation Into deadlock where It has fx'en for several years. It mean* continued nuMf^RrHMHTl Of O^rTTIBHT if the present German government ran offer the people no oncourago irn nt on the problem of external ob ligations. And as for disintegration, the French are anxious to get re parations. of course, but they con not view with alarm the crumbling of the mlUitary power of their per ennial foe across the Rhine. Tho breakup of Germany means tnllll tarjr security for Franco but serious economic consequences to the rest of Kurope and especially to Great Brit ain where unemployment I* acute. The British have been willing to forego much of their r^piratlons In the hope of reviving German com merce as British shipping carries the German trade. N'o German exports or Imports means a tleup of British shipping and other 111 effects upon Jlrltish business. The British arn represented as he ir* lukewarm on the subject of a commission of experts hut London will follow tho course of the United States. If Washington accepts Pre mier Polncare's compromise, London will do likewise. Discussion of the personnel of the ri*r>i o?efl commission has began. ' ' 1?* : .t t t.-'| 't . :? reorder tat ion c.' el l?a *hr.:o ! rr.? each country w.tii an economist. a bunker and a business man In the d? legation. Distrust of hankers has be* n expressed by Premier Polncare from time to time because he says they are Interested In reducing Ger many^ dtM solely In order to float a loan on terms more favorable to them*' ives with the Investment pub-1 lie. The lde<i that the commissioners should be disinterested Is beginning Bestcity Defeats'" Greenville Team Both Teams Fought Hard And Made Spectacular Plays, Two To Nothing With Ideal football weather In evl-j dence a fair-sized crowd saw the, Elizabeth City High School win a; nlp-and-tuck game.from thu.GrfiCD.-j ville High School at the Main Street grounds Friday afternoon. The fin al score was 2 to 0. Both teams fought hard and at times pulled off plays spectacular enough to delight the crowd, but both seemed to lack the final punch to put the ball over when in strik ing distance of the go^l line. The teams were as evenly matched as one UHuallv sees, the advantage in weight being with Greenville. The punting of both teams was rather weak on tin- wholt. Greenville's two dropkicks in try for field goal were utter failures, the try for goal; from placement from the 20-yard \ line gave the crowd a scare. Green ville was superior in gaining through * the line, but distance gained by end runs and forward passes was about the samp for ?Tirli tenin Elizabeth City had the advantage In the first anci fourth quarters while Green sville seemed to have the edge In the second and third. Elizabeth City deserved to win and but for unfortunate fumbles when within Greenville's ten-yard, line might easily have scored a touchdown. The game opened with Greenville . receiving the kick-off. Satterthwalte took the ball on his ten-yard line I and ran it hack 20 yards. The next, play netted five yards, but here the j Elizabeth City line held and the ball; went over. Mldgette made first down on the first play and failing to gain on the next called on Jones | who skirted left end for what was one of the prettiest runs of thei gamej Jones was downed within the ten-yard line, and the fans yelled wildly for a touchdown, hut the boys disappointed?them?by . fumbling. Greenville recovered the ball and Forbes punted out of danger. A ! heautffuI forward pass. Mldgette to Jones put the ball on Greenville's one-yard line, and the fans were again expectant. On the next play the ball went over but was fumbled , and recovered by Greenville, count- ' In- a safety for Elizabeth Cltv and giving t'lem the only score of the game. . Markham was Elizabeth City's! outstanding star on the defensive, j though the whole line deserves men- ' tion for the way they held upj auainst their heavier opponents. On the offense Jones was the best [ ground gainer for the locals, but wasj ably assisted by Mldgette and Jones, i Greenville's particular star was, Forbes who gained more uround than any other player and played a good defensive game. Mayo, sub stituted at quarter In the second half, played a wonderful game, though he played under the handi cap of Injuries. He figured In sev- j eral pretty passes, recovered a fu'ni -W^and?Intercept ??d?frn? City pass. WOODROW WILSON TO TALK ON ARMISTICE Washington, Nov. 10.?Wood row Wilson'* volco will be heard tonight In the* far corner* of the country from hi* study. The former President will address the nation by radio on "The Signi ficance of Armistice Day." He is expected to begin hi* ten minute talk at X:28, Easter^ time, on a wave length of 4 69 meters. to be urged, therefore The process of their selection would be somewhat roundabout. The reparations com mission. which is a creature of the Versailles treaty, would appoint the experts. As for the United States. Major John Logan Is the unofficial member of the nparatlons commis sion. He represents the t'nlted States Government in the nense that he receives Instructions from the Department of State but he does not vote at any meetings of the repara :'ins commission. He would ictu i? mo ? r ? \ ?? i i ; ? > ,' *,u ;t ? ? ?' ' ??? A;lv'c3 f.nd !n ;*.r j ;!o;i >f t! ad ministration in Washington. The delegates would not represent the American Government technically ?t all but they would sit with dele gates tfho represent other govern ments and to all Intents and purposes their acts would be clothed with a governmental Influence though they still would be unofficial persons act ing In a private capacity. Armistice Day Message iiv joiix K. gi ixx National t'oiiinmmlcr* American I.euion Wi lltry K*|icclal1y for The Aihuiuc ami NKA Sen ire. I'he year* at:o today the war ended?officially. However, it ha* not really ended, nor can it ? n?t until the principle# for liieh our soldiers fouuht have l?e? n fulfilled to the utniort. It is lilting that on this day we should r? dedicate ourselves to "carrying on" by solemn declaration within our own con scifnci*!*. To do >our part today In 'his r? - pledging to priiiri|?!<. pause for a moment and recall the principles for which our nu n went willingly to the chance of death?many to die. You rem* mlier the phrase on their lips and In their hearts: "a war to end war." Y? t wars ar^1 not ended. They went beyond the sea* into a hell of death and destruction that their sons anil daughters and the sons and daughter* of their brothers might be spared a liiit horror in time to come. Yet today there is no "guaranty, no certainty that an other war will not he forced upon this nation, or any nation, at some future time. The American legion pledged itself at its last annual convention to strive unceasingly for |ieace. This does not mean that we have joined the ranks of those so-called pacifists of war-time memory. Far from It. As long QUIKN as conditions may make war necessary to protect our nation from aguression or oppression, we ?stand ready, nay, anxious, to answer the call to arms. Hut we strive loward an era when ?ournation'-and-a-il ^nation* may live and fiftfllHlieif destinies without injustice, oppression or the necessity to protect them selves from such by force. The American legion pledged Itself to no one plan to end war. Neither does it ask that you do so. It is a question upon which opinions differ; each must act according to his belief. Hut we do ask that you, upon this Armistice Day, take sol emn resolve that you will leave no ;ict undone or word unsaid that may advance, even in the smallest decree, the era of i?er petual peace. You may not have the opportunity of si>eaklng from a platform, but this does not excuse you. If you have one neighbor, on*4 friend, whom you can convert to the cause of peace and fall to do so, then you nave not kept faith with those who" "Heep in Flanders Fields." There is an organisation, International, of fighting men of the allied armie$. This organization has declared that, once brothers In arms, they are today brothers In peace. Nearly every nation which stood side by side in the World War Is rep resented. Here is a nucleus. Hut tin- nucleus is not sufficient in Itself. it requires the active help of world opinion. When the d'-mnnd for perpetual peace Is made. THK business, THK most urgent demand of every man, woman and child, then ?w-ill la*Mnn pinci- conn-, I ask that NOW you solemnly enlist this greatest cause of all time, the ending of war. Thus, and thus only, can you keep faith with those, who kept faith with you in the time of your greatest need. Jennings Guilty Is Jury's Verdict Guilty of n^san*." with deadly weapon was the verdict In the case attains! Marshall Jennings, charged with the shooting, on the night of Thursday. May 24.. of Nhls yrnui^ nephew, Marvin Russell. He was lot ofT with a fine of $25 and costs 011 condition that ho prtv ?lU&.u&nlieK* tlip. uroarcutim: ivitmhs. 1 the sum of $200. and the costs in | the "cane. Coats wore heavy, and the affair will probably cost Mr. Jen- j nings something like $:ioo or $400 j exclusive of lawyer's fees. The theory of the defense was that Marvin Russell was shot by Mrs. Lawrence, it/other of fllley Lawrence. yoiiDK witness who on the stand for the defense threw the homh into the camp of the defendant's lawyers by testifying under cross examination that Jennings came to the Lawrence home on the night of the shooting and said he wished he had killed his nephew. Mrs. I-ttwrence was the star wit ness for the defense. She declared that she nhot Russell us the youth cumc to the home at night and by tuppinK on the window was trying to attract the attention of her daugh ter. Mr*. Lawrence said that young Russell wan an unwelcome visitor and that rhe had warned him to keep away and had bought shells for the shotgun with the purpose of shooting the buy If he did not heed_ her warn In*. The Jury, however. choSe rnther to believe the version of the iffalr giv en by young Russell, which th:?f Jennlng* shot Russell after Russell had worsted him In a flst fight. Mrs. Lawrence's testimony was not sup ported. The Jury brought In th?> ver dict at 12:10. Court adjourned at 1 o'clock. One other rase disposed of was that of Atwell Mann. In which the defendant entered a plea of nolo con tendere on two counts and was fined $50 and cofts for violation of the Tuillngton Act and was let off with the costs for reckless driving of an au tomcxblle. A case In which there was unusual Interest was that against Parker Mor gan on a charge of Illegal posesslon or liquor. Young <Morgan appealed from the fine, of $100 and costs Im posed In the recorder's court, hut withdrew the appeal and paid the fine before his case was reached In Su perior Court. COTTON FIRM FAILS New Orleans. Nov. 10.?The fail ure of the Important spot cotton firm of W. J. Davis ft Company was an "? icv| CM tho Cotton n.Vf!.3JVe COTTON M tKKKT New York. November 10? Cotton future* opened this morning at the following level*: December 93.00; January 12.53; March *2.90; May 32.90. July 32 45. N< w York. Nov. Snot coMOfl., closed quiet. Middling 33.35. Futu res closing bid. Dec. 32.00, Jan. 32 36 March 32.60. May 32.<0. July 32.25. KAISER MAY GO TO ST. HELENA li-capo of Ex-Crown Prince to (ieriiiany (iaus<'? Allies to Talk Seriously About the Mailer. (Br 11)1 Auorlsted I'reti.) FltKDEKICk GOES HACK TO GERMANY Amsterdam. Nov. 1ft. -It Is definitely HtHtfd, according to the Central News, that former Crown I'rlnce Frederick Wll helin, has gone to Germany. An official statement will he Issued by the Dutch govern inent thin evening, which Ih understood to have clven him permission to leave Holland. Paris, November 10?Holland may not he regarded as a secure retreat for former Emperor Wllhelin, In view of the flight of the ex-crown prince, and St. Helena may '>e chosen for him. It was said here today In official circles. Ofrecht, Holland. Nov. 1ft.?Ru mor* are circulating here that the ev-crown prince, Frederick Wllhelin, has gone to put himself at the head ?ill-.-liu:?monarchist . i>mwiM??i>?i?1*?4~ this Is conjecture and there are jio means of verifying It. i'liu't Slay In Germany ?' Is Nov. I ft?The Allies will In -ist. vigorously that Frederick Wll helin he expelled from German terri tory, It was said here today. France and* Britain are in entire accord about It. I'arlH, Nov. 1ft. 'A note signed by Premier Polncaie as president of the Allied Council of Ambassador* "?i? delivered to the German charge d'affaires yesterday protesting airalnst the return of the ev-rrnwn prince, Frederick Wllhelin. to Ger many, l-'t N'Klilli St NOAV MTKIIX(H)X. The funeral of T. A. Commander*, who died suddenly at bin mill on Front street Friday aft? rnoon, will be conducted at the home on Khr Inghaus street by ReV. 11 I' Myers Sunday afternoon at .'I o'cock. In terment will be made In the KplM#> pal cemetery. Knluht Templars will attend the funeral In a body and In full uni form. rtf '?.!!.!J\f> ON Ml H IIKI L HKIJ) Mitchell Field. N. Y., Nov. 10 ? Private A. G. Rasmussen was killed, r\t the Army and Navy air circus tof? day when he clung to the dragline of' dirigible T-C, after she was re leased by her ground crew and lost his ?rlp after being lifted 200 feet, In the air. Armistice Program At Alkrama Slinky Address By J. C. B. Ehring hausc And A Splendid Musical Program The staue Is set at the Alkrailing for tin* most elaborate Armistice Day celebration he|?| in Klizatn th City slncr Th?' armistice pro cram begins at .1 o'clock In the af ternoon. and the address is to lie de livered by J. C. II. Khrlnuhaii*. A special tn u pica I program for tlio oc casion lias boon prepared which would alone make attcndanco on the I 'exercises well worth while. No Rod Cross subscriptions will bo. ;taken at the Alkrama. it being the purpose of the Red Cross committeei [not to begin the active drive for sub scriptions until Monday. Anions the musical numbers on (the program are selections by the ? Kiwanis Quartet, and the ladles 'quartet of City Road church, a solo ,by Mrs. J. W. Foreman and the 'singing of America by the assembly. CAIJLED OUT. OF TOWN i BY DEATH OF FRIEND Dr. N. H. D. Wilson received a {telegram this morning announcing jthe death at Franklinton, N. C., of ; Mrs. S. C. Vann. Dr. and Mrs. Wil son will leave for Franklinton to ; night. Mrs. Vann was one of the first parishioners of Dr. Wilson and ?was closely hound to Mrs. Wilson and himself by other ties. Dr. Wil son's father, from whom he inh< rit | ed his name, who was also a Meth odist preacher, was presiding elder (of the Raleigh district at the time of j his death. Sickening while on his j district and near Franklinton, he was received into the home of Mrs. Vann and after a week's Illness throughout which he and his anxious wife and children received every rarii. -lie. died-ther*:?Three years la ter, the young preacher, going for !the first time to his new appoint ment. spent his first night as a preacher in charge in the "room win re his father died, receiving the same hospitable can- which had been |given his father. This and the mul tiplied kindness of tho years has , made one of life's most sacred ties. | Mrs. Vann is survived by her hus band. a wealthy manufacturer and one of North Carolina's greatest benefactors, and by three children and their children. A. H. Vann, her I son. married Miss Elizabeth Dixon of Rdenton. Those having matters connected with the Conference with which Dr. t_Wilson would naturally?deal. should I consult M. Leigh Sheep, chairman of stewards, or W. C. Sawyer, lay lead or lie v. H. K. Myers, of City Judge J. U. Leigh will speak at the First Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. There will be no evening service. Ill<; riTY SKKVK K .NOW AT MUST Jt CITIZKN'S NATIONAL Dropping in at the First & Citl-j 1 zeris National Dank Saturday, The | Advance reporter rubbed his eyes to see if he were dreaming and then took a look outside to see If he real-, j ly was in Elizabeth City. For the door of the bahk was op-1 en?-d by a uniformed porter. This, porter is W. H. Stanton, who in his natty new uniform and with his courteous manner, seems typical of' the big city service the First A- Citi zens National Is now giving Its cus tomers. Mr. Stanton's duties are not con fined to merely opening and closing the bank door. He Is there to an swer <meK?|^i? ti. nei, tliut IliH.m nr... children receive tho*proper-consider-: atiou and attention when the lobby is crowded, and to supply informa l tlon to those unaccustoiii'-d to the bank as to the location of the dif ferent tellers. Then, again, people j frequently leave packages and some-; times money on the hank counters, 1 and Mrs. Stanton will have bis eye to the^e matters to t/iiard patrons of} the First A- Citizens National agninst j Pi-:. Ilf i- also clothed with the! authority of a Special pollee officer. His presence means something In way of safety as well as courtesy for depositors of the First & Citizens National. Mr. Stanton Is hank messenger as well as por'er, being frequently en trusted with the delivering of Im-j jw.rtant papers, mail and currency, shipments. STATE OF SF.IGE j EXISTS IN BAVARIA (It* Th? AhnIiN PtMi l lierlln. Nov. in. The government r "reinlef Vor K^fi??n" In . . ? ? >'u?'ic? . n , to latest reports from th' iimaji.iit cap itate Quiet has been restored In the city and a state of siege has been pro claimed throughout llavarla. Munich, Nov. 10. The where abouts of General Ludendorf and Artolph Hitler remains a mystery, following the downfall of the short Ived "beer cellar government" In Flavarla. FULLY EXPLAINS HARVARD PLAN Dr. V II. f). Wilson Anxious lo (ilt'iir l'|i Any Misunder ^lauding Before the Col* fcrciKT Jlccls. Here is a final word from Dr. N. H I). Wilson, who was called out of ilie city Saturday, relative to the plan of entertainment of the dele Kates to the Methodist Conference next Week. "Ah it seems., from the rumors which come to me, that there Is con siderable misunderstanding about the Harvard Plan of entertaining the Conference and a liability for complications to arise unless it is |explained. I am trying to present a full explanation of . the plan and of the reasons for the modification which has betMi made in the present ! instance. "Some years auo. It became more > and more difficult to find towns able and willinK to give entertainment to I the Conference. In order to reduce I the burden on the ep.t?;rtaliU?g clty^ f-H-wasr deCliTod" to adopt the Harvard Plan: for the city to give bed and breakfast and the Conference Itself to furnish the dinners and suppers. An assessment was laid on the ehurehes for an amount which was thought sufficient to pay for these two meals. Hut practical difficulties at once arose. In most of our towns, as In Elizabeth City, there are not sufficient cafeterias or other public hoarding places to furnish | these meals. In the second place, ithe amount raised by the Conference Is totally Inadequate to furnish such entertainment as Elizabeth City, for instance, would wish her guests fo i have. Then if the guests were In .the homes only for a hasty break fast, there would be little chance for the social part which Is the best re i ward the host gets for his hospltal l?ty. "At first Ihe entertaining cities tried to furnish the breakfast and supper for four days In some hall or waYtfhouse which the ladles could secure, lit no case was it satisfac tory. The amount In hand made It necessary In some Instances to serve less satisfactory meals than was de sirable. Then It worked the women | of the church so that they had little or no time to enjoy or bo benefitted by the conference. Last year Ra lelgh net a new plan which worked well. The ladles of the church fur nished the dinners and there was an arrangement wh?Tebv the guests went to Raleigh's many public eating houses for supper for the evening meal, tickets being furnished them good at these cafeterias and hotels. That would probably have been the plan adopted In Elizabeth City, but .there are not here quffir*''"* homes? to furnish 400 delegates. In addition to the extra visitors and the regular traffic. It was also found In Ra lolgh that a large number of the homes did not wish their guests to ; uii to public eating places for their I suppers. "This fall In Elizabeth City, when we began to seek to find a way to give our guests such entertainment as we wished them to have and at the same time give to those who are perhaps the real burden bearers of the churches, the women of the church, some chance to see some what of tin- Conference for them selves. there were several plans sug gested and weighed and some of them were erroneously announced as the plan adopted. Hut at last the plan was agreed upon under which we are working. The hosts were asked to furnish their guests bed, breakfast and. where It would not , work a hardship, supper also, the la dle* of the church aicreelnx to fur nish an adequate and sntlsfyinx mid day meal. ^ Wl*en^cards were^alI ?|on of the homes had expressed a willingness to xlve supper as well as breakfast. Some, however, for reas ons which were, doubtless In each case, sufficient, agreed only for bed and breakfast. After consultifTT&n It was thought that the ladle* of the church could serve the hundred or hundred and fifty guests who were not provided for without undue bur den. It being of course a very differ ent 'tH?k from nerving four hundred. It was thought best that this be done rather than to farm them out for. (hut meal. To serve four hundred would have been n vast undertaking after thev had already served a reg ular dinner for four hundred. To farm the whole four hundred out was Impossible. To farm out the hundred or more, a few here and a few there, was thought difficult and p? rh'sps Undesirable. To serve those who remained after a hospitable people had provided for the larfce ih'r cent of them by giving them their nippers In their homes, would not !e so ureal u task. "If vonr card said that vou would take them for bed. breakfast and supper, no other provision has been mde fer their sunner*. The cards ?? 11?*> ha? > of the work i , it ? ji-e ehft??f?e?l vonr ? ?.in!. ?? "vii If you have told some ,ood Methodist brother that you have ho changed your mind, even If that Methodist brother were the pas tor himself, the probability Is that your guest will be provided with meal tickets for dinner only, and when the evening hour comes and weary and hungry, *he wends his (Continued On Page Two)
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